Remote Control: /clear command does not work from remote device

Open 💬 3 comments Opened May 30, 2026 by mauricioaandrade

Summary

When using Claude Code Remote Control (via claude.ai/code), sending /clear from the remote device has no effect. The command appears to be treated as plain text rather than a CLI command, so the session context is not cleared.

Expected behavior

/clear sent from a remote-control device should clear the session context, the same as running it locally in the terminal.

Actual behavior

Nothing happens. The message is either ignored or treated as a user text message rather than a CLI command.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Enable Remote Control (/remote-control or remoteControlAtStartup: true in settings)
  2. Connect from a remote device via claude.ai/code
  3. Send /clear from the remote device
  4. Observe: session context is not cleared

Workarounds

  • Run /clear locally in the terminal
  • Start a new session from the remote device

Use case

When working from a mobile or secondary device via Remote Control, there is currently no way to reset the conversation context without switching to the local machine. Supporting /clear remotely would make Remote Control sessions more self-sufficient.

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